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derivative
financial instrument whose value is based on one or more underlying assets
futures contract
standardized legal agreement to buy or sell something (usually a commodity or financial instrument) at a predetermined price (“forward price”) at a specified time (“delivery date”) in the future
technical analysis
financial security analysis methodology based on historical price patterns
fundamental analysis
analysis of a business's financial statements, health, and market
swap
contractual exchange of instruments, cash flows, or payments at preordained times
financial instrument
monetary contract between parties
forward contract
non-standardized contract between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specified future time at a price agreed upon today
contract for difference
contract stipulating that the seller will pay to the buyer the difference between the current value of an asset and its value at contract time
hedge
investment position intended to offset potential losses or gains that may be incurred by a companion investment
repurchase agreement
very short-term collateralized financial loan between two parties
over-the-counter trading
financial trading done directly between two parties, rather than on an exchange
commodities market
physical or virtual transactions of buying and selling involving raw or primary commodities
binary option
financial exotic option with an all-or-nothing payoff
interest rate swap
linear interest rate derivative involving exchange of interest rates between two parties
Borsa Istanbul
Turkish stock exchange (2013-)
collateralized debt obligation
financial instruments that belong to the group of asset-backed securities and structured credit products
stock order
instruction from customers to brokers to buy or sell on an exchange, e.g. a stock exchange
derivatives market
financial market for derivatives
CME Group
futures company and one of the largest options and futures exchanges, located in Chicago, Illinois, United States
novation
Novation, in contract law and business law, is the act of –
normal backwardation
situation when futures prices are below the expected spot price at maturity
strike price
pre-arranged price at which the owner of the option has the right to buy/sell the underlying security
intrinsic value
value calculated on simplified assumptions
credit derivative
exotic financial option
contango
thumb|upright=1.5|This graph depicts how the price of a single forward contract will typically behave through time in relation to the expected future price at any point in time. A futures contract in contango will normally decrease in value until it equals the spot price of the underlying commodity at maturity. This graph does not show the [[forward curve (which plots against maturities on the horizontal).]]
counterparty
A counterparty (sometimes contraparty) is a legal entity, unincorporated entity, or collection of entities to which an exposure of financial risk may exist. The word became widely used in the 1980s, particularly at the time of the Basel I deliberations in 1988.
VIX
thumb|upright=2|CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) 2004–2020. VIX is the ticker symbol and popular name for the Chicago Board Options Exchange's CBOE Volatility Index, a popular measure of the stock market's expectation of volatility based on S&P 500 index options. It is calculated and disseminated on a real-time basis by the CBOE, and is often referred to as the fear index or fear gauge.
climate bond
Bonds used to fund projects which benefit the environment
forward rate agreement
type of financial instrument
International Swaps and Derivatives Association
trade organization of participants in the market for over-the-counter derivatives
Weather derivative
Financial instrument to reduce risk associated with adverse or unexpected weather conditions.
risk-neutral measure
probability measure
Asian option
type of option contract in finance
open interest
total number outstanding of derivative contracts that have not been settled (offset by delivery)
Triple witching hour
Term in stock market trading
Currency future
type of futures contract
position
amount of one's holdings of a particular financial asset
moneyness
In finance, moneyness is the relative position of the current price (or future price) of an underlying asset (e.g., a stock) with respect to the strike price of a derivative, most commonly a call option or a put option. Moneyness is firstly a three-fold classification: If the derivative would have positive intrinsic value if it were to expire today, it is said to be in the money (ITM); If the derivative would be worthless if expiring with the underlying at its current price, it is said to be out of the money (OTM); And if the current underlying price and strike price are equal, the derivat
Equity swap
type of financial derivative contract
implied volatility
financial mathematical measure
European Market Infrastructure Regulation
EU regulation
interest rate cap and floor
usually forming part of a series of caps and/or floors within a derivative contract
Foreign-exchange option
derivative financial instrument
Constant proportion portfolio insurance
strategy that allows an investor to maintain an exposure to the upside potential of a risky
IFRS 9
Accounting standard
Overnight indexed swap
interest rate swaps for overnight loans
stock-market index future
cash-settled futures contract on the value of a particular stock market index
commodity price index
index
strangle
type of stock options trading strategy
IAS 39
international financial reporting standard
bull spread
type of stock options trading strategy; bullish vertical spread options trading strategy
structured note
type of derivative in finance
delta neutral
type of financial portfolio
bear spread
stock options trading strategy